The shape started to focus through the light and fog that was cast when the lightning strike hit the ground. The shape was that of a Queen dressed in all black, her face was darkened by circles and her lips were as bright as a Ruby. Her clothing was dark but she spoke with a sift yet calming voice. She turned to each one and explained her presence. One by one they all bowed before her except the Fae who was upset at her presence. The Fae started to pace back and forth in a frantic movement trying to what seemed to be getting a better angle. Merlin who was the first to see this movement waved his hand and muttered under his voice. With that the Fae seemed to freeze in both time and space. For the woman kept talking never missing a beat. she waved her hands softly as she spoke inviting them to listen intently to her words. "judge each othernot, for i will have my wishes granted and all of you will perish" She said these words as a matter of factly. Yet so soft was her voice it was alarming to most of the present. Merlin turned toward the Fae and gave another wave of his hand vanquishing her to another dimension. The wolves transformed into human form once more and turned toward the town treading softly. Even the dragon bowed to this woman who had beauty and grace for dressing as she did, all in black. the dragon was the next to transform and he did so with a blink of an eye, for now he had become a beautiful unicorn and galloped away happily. The unseen was still clinging to a tree branch as quiet as could be before all of a sudden shetransformed into a mighty pine tree her roots running deep into the ground holding her steadfast. The next to go was the Gypsy Queen who for all intent and purposes had been the quiet one during all of the goings on, now turned her back to all and faded away into the darkness. Merlin who stood alone facing the woman mumbled a few words then with a wave of his walking stick and blink of his eye he vanished into what seemed like thin air. This young beautiful woman now turned toward town and smiled. For you see she was a simple woman who loved everything around her. she in fact was just a young Gothic lady who had stature and grace, it made people stop to stare and listen to all her words. and now you understandwhy the commotion that never did happen. But............none of them are gone forever and all of them vowed to return when the stars align and the fog settles in again for the autumn season

Across the clearing near the center of town, there was s sound heard, it was a pleasant sound a mixture of flutes and Cello's. On the other side of town near the fields where daisies once grew, now stood fields of weeds and thorns a shadow was seen coming toward town. It now was clear that the entire town was being circled upon. A glow was coming from the valley below but it happened to be no ordinary glow, it was a mix of yellow and reds creating the most intense orange you had ever seen.as the clock approached midnight the beings grew closer and closer the mist that had been there for so long had now started to fade. Replacing it was a frost that had an odor unlike anything you had ever smelt before. the towns people scurried about locking down all they could unaware of what was going to happen next. For you see, the wolves, Fae's, Dragons, Gypsies, and even Merlin himself were converging on this small town. Who was who? and what was what? that would all be answered very soon it seemed as they circled around each other to what appeared to be sizing each other up, Merlin and the Gypsy Queen grew close to each other as she bowed before him. He grasp her hand lifting her to her feet and smiled. The wolves stepped close to the dragon and howled, the dragon raised his head and blew flames that seemed to fill the heavens. The Fae's started a chant calling forth some sort of evil but who and what? Just then a cloud formed overhead, a bolt of lightning cracked in the center of town. The light faded leaving a form behind. but what you ask?

As we last heard the words from Merlin, he slammed his staff to the ground with a mighty thud! The town was overcome by a brilliant flash of blue light as he disappeared into the night. Some of the locals appeared from the shadows and began to whisper as to what they had seen in that instant of time. Gossip turned to singing, dancing and stories were told of that night and what had transpired. The more time that past the more people talked, the more they talked the more people came to the town with wares and trinkets. For now, the city was blustering with activity. But, was this going to continue? or was something else going to happen? For, in the darkness on the forte night a humming had begun, soft at first but grew steadily louder and louder as if it were calling to something. Or, perhaps it was calling to someone.The moon had a shadowcrossing its path as it darted across the sky. The winter fog was chilly and dense, as dense as the bog just South of town. Just as the moon was covered by a shadow a screeching was heard. The humming stopped, in fact every sound stopped that very second.People began to scatter toward their homes frightened of what was to come, for the Forest held a deep dark secret that no one had ventured to find the truth as to what it was holding. A glow was seen coming from deep within the trees which were covered with thorns as long as a witches nail, it was forbidding to say the least.The glow seemed to get stronger and fade in and out just like a heart beating. The orb that had been glowing in the center of town suddenlywent out like a candle that had the breath of a dragon upon it.A creaking sound faintly was heard coming from the roadway in the far off distance. Wolves began to howl and thunder began to clap, yet, there were no clouds in the sky that fateful night. For something was happeningbut what?......................